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As Maharashtra makes big mining push, tribals push back

Speeches by local Adivasi leaders expressed fears that the mining would wreck their habitat

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis
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Poorvi Kulkarni | IndiaSpend
Last Updated : Jan 22 2017 | 5:08 PM IST
Etapalli and Bhamragad talukas, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra): Over two nights in early January, Madia Gond tribals–or Adivasis, as they prefer to be called–of south-eastern Maharashtra gather every year in a clearing to celebrate their pre-harvest festival. They sang, danced and feasted on pork and mutton, as they worshipped their deity, Thakur Dev.
This year, there was disquiet among the 1,000 Adivasis who had congregated here from 70 neighbouring villages. As they sat huddled around festive bonfires, they discussed the big push being given to mining activity in the region by government of

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